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Schlesinger was born in New York City on October 31, 1967, the son of publicist Barbara (née Bernthal) and Stephen Schlesinger. He was a cousin of actor Jon Bernthal and the grandson of musician Murray Bernthal (1911–2010).
Apr 10, 2020 · His mother, Bobbi Schlesinger, who worked in public relations, recalls learning about the Beatles from her young son: “He used to walk around our apartment when he was three, singing ‘Maxwell...
Apr 2, 2020 · Adam Schlesinger, from the US power pop band Fountains of Wayne, has died aged 52 in a New York hospital, his family lawyer has confirmed. He had been receiving treatment for Covid-19, with the...
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- “Utopia Parkway” (1999) Three years after landing an alt-rock hit with the Collingwood-penned “Radiation Vibe,” Fountains of Wayne returned with a concept album about dead-end suburban ennui that rivals the best of the Kinks.
- “Red Dragon Tattoo” (1999) There are Fountains of Wayne songs that rock harder (“Little Red Light,” to name one), but the band may not have recorded a more propulsive track than this Utopia Parkway highlight about a dude who takes the N train out to Coney Island in a desperate attempt to impress a girl who doesn’t know he exists.
- “It Must Be Summer” (1999) A most excellent power-pop bummer hidden at the very end of the second Fountains album, “It Must Be Summer” is the kind of song that would have guaranteed them a spot in the cult-classic canon even if they’d never scored another hit.
- “Stacy’s Mom” (2003) There was nothing really wrong with Stacy. She wore Van Halen T-shirts, rocked heart-shaped sunglasses, and liked to hang around by the po-oo-ol.
- The song was partially inspired by Schlesinger’s grandmother. Following the release of “Stacy’s Mom” in 2003, Schlesinger said that its lyrics focused on “that period when you’re first hitting puberty and suddenly everybody of the opposite sex is strangely attractive,” in an interview with MTV.
- Fountains of Wayne had been around for years when “Stacy’s Mom” came out. A crossover hit did not come quickly for Schlesinger and his bandmates, Chris Collingwood, Jody Porter and Brian Young: The group formed in the North Jersey/ New York City area in 1995 and released its self-titled debut album in 1996.
- The sound of “Stacy’s Mom” was influenced by The Cars. Schlesinger often brought up Ric Ocasek’s band as a key inspiration for the new wave sound of “Stacy’s Mom,” which refracted Fountains of Wayne’s polished songwriting through a more radio-friendly prism straight from the early ‘80s.
- And Fountains of Wayne shouted out the band in the music video. At the 12-second mark in the “Stacy’s Mom” music video, one of the boys is clearly rocking the Ric Ocasek look with his clothing and haircut; a few seconds later, Stacy’s mom’s license plate reads “I <3 RIC.”
Apr 7, 2020 · I noticed that Adam looked like Sondheim had in the early ‘70s as he fretted through the documentary of the making of that musical’s Broadway soundtrack, though Adam was ten years younger.
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Apr 1, 2020 · Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of the band Fountains of Wayne, has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. The "Stacy's Mom" singer has been in a hospital in Upstate New York for...
